Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Omar El Akkad


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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) ansh 666 02:59, 24 April 2017 (UTC)

Omar El Akkad

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insufficient references for notability as an author. The NYT articles is a group review of a genre, not of his book in particular. It's a 2017 book, and so far it is only in 38 libraries a/c Worldcat. If it becomes a best seller, an article can be tried again. Trying to write one so early is clearly a promotional device.  DGG ( talk ) 08:11, 16 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete - I agree this feels promotional. This author has not "created or played a major role in co-creating a significant or well-known work or collective body of work". Clawsyclaw (talk) 08:45, 16 April 2017 (UTC)
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 * Keep It is in 398 libraries on Worldcat and there is a NY Times review by their lead book critic. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/27/books/review-american-war-omar-el-akkad.html?_r=0. It's been reviewed by multiple well recognized news outlets i.e. Washington Post, Boston Globe, LA Times, Globe and Mail, A.V. Club, Toronto Star so seemed notable. I saw him speak, and there is a default bio the comes up on google so it seemed like there should be a wikipedia page so I started one. Echoechoe (talk) 21:08, 16 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Keep for the same reasons as the previous entry. Roger Hui (talk) 21:18, 18 April 2017 (UTC)
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 References
 * Keep – The subject meets WP:AUTHOR, because his works have been reviewed by multiple independent reliable sources, and the subject himself has received some significant coverage. See below. North America1000 03:18, 23 April 2017 (UTC)
 * The New York Times
 * The New York Times
 * The New York Times
 * Entertainment Weekly
 * The Washington Post
 * Star Tribune
 * The Austin Chronicle
 * Kirkus Reviews
 * Publisher's Weekly
 * The National (includes a mix of editorial and interview content)
 * Keep per above comments. Once an authors has their book reviewed in the NY Times that's sufficient to meet notability guidelines. Add in all the other coverage and notability is certain.--SouthernNights (talk) 17:29, 23 April 2017 (UTC)


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